Victorian Bournemouth (167) investigates how the appointment of Rev. Bennett’s first two successors at St Peter’s disrupted the parish.
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Victorian Bournemouth (132): brewster courts (1870s)
Spirited opposition Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (132) analyses attitudes towards increasing the resort’s licensed establishments during the 1870s. Before 1869, a trader might obtain a licence to sell alcohol by paying a fee to the local excise officer. Thereafter, magistrates, sitting in session, controlled the supply of such licences. Their annual ‘brewster courts’ provided good copy […]
Victorian Bournemouth (75): The Pier
Expensive but valuable status symbol Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (75) examines the role played by the Pier during the resort’s second period. Its mentions weave in and out of the press coverage during the town’s first half century. A prized tourist attraction capable of boosting the town’s economy, like a lightning rod it perhaps drew a […]
A little opposition for Reverend A. M. Bennett
Introduction Little opposition prevented the Reverend A. M. Bennett from achieving early success at expanding the size of Bournemouth’s St Peter’s church. Later attempts to extend an ecclesiastic presence within the resort’s social fabric did not have such a smooth run. Zeal for the Lord Energetic support for the church building Reverend Bennett, taking up […]